dm: add persistent data library

The persistent-data library offers a re-usable framework for the storage
and management of on-disk metadata in device-mapper targets.

It's used by the thin-provisioning target in the next patch and in an
upcoming hierarchical storage target.

For further information, please read
Documentation/device-mapper/persistent-data.txt

Signed-off-by: Joe Thornber <thornber@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Mike Snitzer <snitzer@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon <agk@redhat.com>

1 files changed, 26 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-space-map-checker.h b/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-space-map-checker.h
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2011 Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * This file is released under the GPL.
+ */
+
+#ifndef SNAPSHOTS_SPACE_MAP_CHECKER_H
+#define SNAPSHOTS_SPACE_MAP_CHECKER_H
+
+#include "dm-space-map.h"
+
+/*----------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+/*
+ * This space map wraps a real on-disk space map, and verifies all of its
+ * operations.  It uses a lot of memory, so only use if you have a specific
+ * problem that you're debugging.
+ *
+ * Ownership of @sm passes.
+ */
+struct dm_space_map *dm_sm_checker_create(struct dm_space_map *sm);
+struct dm_space_map *dm_sm_checker_create_fresh(struct dm_space_map *sm);
+
+/*----------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+#endif